Literature
Longing
Longing
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From her bed chambers she could see the smoke rising into the air, staining the pale blue sky with its grey and bleak presence. The wars were coming closer and closer to the lands she called home, but as of yet, they had not managed to breach their borders. Moving out onto the balcony of the castle, dressed in the pale white backless shift that she preferred on these summer afternoons, she tried to see as far as she was able, her bottom lip quivering in worry. She would tell herself that it was simply the war that was troubling her, but in her heart of hearts she knew that this was not the case.
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